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Overview

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Director:
Clint Eastwood
Writer:
James Carabatsos (written by)
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Release Date:
5 December 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | War more
Tagline:
Clint Eastwood is Gunnery Sergeant Tom Highway, career Marine and combat veteran. He is a man whose life has been defined by war. Korea and Vietnam taught him how to survive. He won the Congressional Medal of Honor but found public apathy and military bureaucracy. He is a hard-drinking loner but he's trying to reorganize his life and understand the woman he loves. He is a traditionalist who has to shape up his ragtag troops and he'll get the job done. His integrity is unwavering. His past is Heartbreak Ridge. He is ready for another battlefield and his finest hour. It will come. more
Plot:
A hard-nosed, hard-living Marine gunnery sergeant clashes with his superiors and his ex-wife as he takes command of a spoiled recon platoon with a bad attitude. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
"Why don't you just sit there and bleed a while before you taste some real pain" more (89 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Clint Eastwood ... Sergeant Thomas Highway
Marsha Mason ... Aggie
Everett McGill ... Major Malcolm A. Powers
Moses Gunn ... Staff Sergeant Webster

Eileen Heckart ... Little Mary Jackson
Bo Svenson ... Roy Jennings, Palace Bar Owner
Boyd Gaines ... Lieutenant M.R. Ring

Mario Van Peebles ... Corporal 'Stitch' Jones

Arlen Dean Snyder ... Sergeant Major Choozoo

Vincent Irizarry ... Fragetti
Ramón Franco ... Private Aponte (as Ramon Franco)
Tom Villard ... Profile
Mike Gomez ... Private Quinones
Rodney Hill ... Private Collins

Peter Koch ... 'Swede' Johanson
Richard Venture ... Colonel Meyers

Peter Jason ... Major G.F. Devin
J.C. Quinn ... Quartermaster Sergeant

Begonya Plaza ... Private Aponte's Wife (as Begonia Plaza)
John Eames ... Judge Zane
Thom Sharp ... Emcee
John Gallagher ... Emcee
John Hostetter ... Officer Reese
Holly Shelton-Foy ... Sarita Dwayne
Nicholas Worth ... Jail Binger

Timothy Fall ... Kid in Jail
Jon Pennell ... Jail Crier
Trish Garland ... Female Marine Officer
Dutch Mann ... Bar Tough Guy
Darwyn Swalve ... Bar Tough Guy

Christopher Michael ... Marine (as Christopher Lee Michael)
Alex M. Bello ... Marine
Steve Halsey ... Bus Driver
John Sasse ... Bus Driver
Rebecca Perle ... Student in Shower
Annie O'Donnell ... Telephone Operator
Elizabeth Ruscio ... Waitress
Lloyd Nelson ... Deputy
Sgt. Maj. John H. Brewer ... Sergeant Major in Court
Michael Maurer ... Bouncer in Bar
Tom Ellison ... Marine Corporal
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Russell Appling ... Dock Marine (uncredited)
Lazaro Ramos ... Marine (uncredited)
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Directed by
Clint Eastwood 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
James Carabatsos  written by
Joseph Stinson  uncredited

Produced by
Clint Eastwood .... producer
Fritz Manes .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Lennie Niehaus 
 
Cinematography by
Jack N. Green 
 
Film Editing by
Joel Cox 
 
Production Design by
Edward C. Carfagno  (as Edward Carfagno)
 
Set Decoration by
Robert R. Benton 
 
Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell .... hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell)
E. Thomas Case .... makeup artist (as Tom Case)
 
Production Management
Fritz Manes .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L. Dean Jones Jr. .... second assistant director
Michael Looney .... second assistant director
Paul Moen .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Edward Aiona .... property master
William J. Foley .... lead man (as Bill Foley)
Kelly Hudson .... stand-by painter
Michael Muscarella .... construction coordinator
Robert E. Sessa .... set designer (as Robert Sessa)
 
Sound Department
Rick Alexander .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dick Alexander)
Neil Burrow .... sound editor
Scott Burrow .... sound editor
Teri E. Dorman .... sound editor
Jay Engel .... adr editor
Les Fresholtz .... sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Geisinger .... cable person
Dee Dee Goetz .... assistant sound editor
Ron Harris .... adr mixer
Robert G. Henderson .... supervising sound editor
David M. Horton .... sound editor (as D. Michael Horton)
Bruce Lacey .... sound editor
Alan Robert Murray .... supervising sound editor
Bill Nelson .... sound mixer (as William Nelson)
Richard Oswald .... sound editor
Vern Poore .... sound re-recording mixer
Jules Strasser .... boom operator
Brooke H. Ward .... assistant sound editor
John Roesch .... foley artist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Chuck Gaspar .... special effects
 
Stunts
Buddy Van Horn .... stunt coordinator (as Wayne Van Horn)
Tom Ellison .... stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison .... stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Edward A. Ayer .... best boy (as Ed Ayer)
Kirk Bales .... dolly grip (as Kirk E. Bales)
Mike Chevalier .... additional camera operator (as Michael Chevalier)
Danny Falkengren .... second grip (as Dan Falkengren)
Buzz Feitshans IV .... assistant camera: second unit
Bill Foley .... camera loader
Christopher Dunn George .... assistant camera (as Christopher George)
Jeff Gershman .... assistant camera: second unit
Larry Hezzelwood .... assistant camera: second unit
Cindy Kurland .... assistant camera
Marcia Reed .... still photographer
Douglas Ryan .... additional camera operator (as Doug Ryan)
Charles Saldana .... key grip
Marc Staton .... assistant camera
Baird Steptoe .... assistant camera
Tom Stern .... gaffer
Stephen St. John .... camera operator
Peter N. Green .... camera department intern (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Christopher Gorman .... casting assistant
Phyllis Huffman .... casting executive
Tina Real .... extras casting: local (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons .... wardrobe: men (as Darryl Athons)
Deborah Hopper .... wardrobe: women (as Deborah Ann Hopper)
Glenn Wright .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett .... negative cutter
Michael Cipriano .... assistant editor
Jack Garsha .... color timer
 
Music Department
Robert Fernandez .... scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Donald Harris .... music editor
Desmond Nakano .... composer: song "I Love You But I Ain't Stupid"
Lennie Niehaus .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
Keith Dillin .... transportation coordinator
Jack Grant .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Marco Barla .... unit publicist
Bundy Chanock .... set medic
Judie Hoyt .... assistant to producer
Linda Sony Kinney .... production secretary
Cindy Lasher .... first aid (as Cynthia Lasher)
Michael Maurer .... assistant to producer
Michael Maurer .... auditor
Lloyd Nelson .... script supervisor
Russell Appling .... military liaison (uncredited)
Russell Appling .... production assistant (uncredited)
James D. Dever .... technical advisor: military (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
130 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Australia:R | USA:R (certificate #28415) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Norway:16 (1986) | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted
Filming Locations:
Agua Dulce, California, USA more
Company:
Jay Weston Productions more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Prior to filming, Mario Van Peebles could not play the guitar, but took several quick lessons to convince Clint Eastwood that he could play the role of the wannabe rock star, Corporal "Stitch" Jones. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Highway is in a bar near the beginning of the movie, he watches a performance of "the Ayatollah of Rock & Rollah". However the "Ayatollah", whose singing is amplified, doesn't appear to have a microphone. more
Quotes:
Highway: Why don't I bend you over the table there... send you home with the "I just pumped the neighbor's cat" look on your face. more
Movie Connections:
References Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song (1971) more
Soundtrack:
I Love You But I Ain't Stupid more

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24 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
"Why don't you just sit there and bleed a while before you taste some real pain", 19 December 2000
6/10
Author: Mika Pykäläaho (bygis80@hotmail.com) from Järvenpää, Finland

Classic Eastwood and great fun from mid-'80s as produced and directed by the fine man himself. I have to say this is an ideal role for Clint, like Dirty Harry Callahan in the army. I truly love his exaggerated macho-characters because they're so amusing and provide so much fun for a Clint-fan like myself. In here he's a real monster: unpitying, blunt, tough and almost sadistic but like most of Eastwood's characters he isn't all that cold, even Sergeant Tom Highway has his sensitive side. In this case he reads women's magazines and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

Script is filled with obscene language and lots of hilarious, legendary one-liners that kept me laughing pretty hard. Of course I understand why critics don't necessarily like "Heartbreak Ridge". We don't have to watch and wait far to find out what the flick is all about, first scene tells it all. This movie is shameless and far from being intelligent but that doesn't mean it's boring. What the hell, it entertains and finally that's what counts. Quote from the film: "You can rob me, you can starve me...and you can beat me and you can kill me. Just don't bore me."

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